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An established healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate and skilled nursing professional to join their team. In this role, you will communicate regularly with residents and their families, ensuring they feel secure and informed about their care. You will monitor residents' conditions, organize daily tasks, and coordinate care with various stakeholders. This position offers a dynamic environment where you can make a real difference in the lives of patients, all while working within a supportive team. If you have a passion for nursing and a commitment to quality care, this opportunity is perfect for you.
Description
Communicate regularly with residents and their families about Plans of Care, PT, OT, and other treatment protocols. Attend and participate in morning meetings/stand-ups to facilitate communication with the team. Answer residents' questions regarding their care, treatment plans, illness progression, and other issues to ensure they feel safe and secure in our care.
Monitor and adjust residents' statuses based on changing needs and conditions. Organize and prioritize daily work by assessing the needs of new, current, and discharged residents within your areas of responsibility. Complete documentation as required.
Perform utilization review activities to ensure resident-appropriate, timely, and cost-effective care. Coordinate care with residents, care providers, financial services, and third-party payers. Oversee all admissions and discharge activities and coordinate referrals to and from our facility.
Maintain positive, effective, and appropriate relationships with residents, families, staff, and professional colleagues. Ensure accurate charting and timely completion of necessary paperwork. Work independently, exercising sound judgment in interactions with physicians, providers, payers, residents, and their families.
Communicate effectively and promote cooperation and collaboration among individuals, including residents/families/caretakers, physicians, nurses, and other ancillary partners. Demonstrate excellent time management skills to develop organized work processes in a high-volume environment with rapidly changing priorities. Possess intermediate computer skills and maintain professional, respectful, honest interactions with residents, families, staff, and partners.
Supervisory Requirements: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Social Work preferred; RN license preferred; LVN or LPN license acceptable. Two years of clinical nursing experience preferred. Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and benefits. PCC knowledge.
Language Skills: Ability to read, comprehend, and present technical procedures, policies, and respond effectively to questions from managers and employees.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts like fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions in various formats.
Licenses and Certifications: Valid LVN/LPN or RN license in your state; CCM certification a plus. Must maintain continuing education and licensing requirements, remaining in good standing with the Department of Public Health.
Physical Demands: Frequently standing, walking, reaching, pushing/pulling, talking, hearing, tasting, smelling, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Occasionally climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception.
Work Environment: Usually low to moderate noise level. Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities. Management may reassign duties as needed.